Venezuela, Algeria to boost bilateral ties

(MENAFN) On Sunday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Algeria to boost the diplomatic ties between the two countries, as part of his trip to Turkey for the inauguration of Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday.

Maduro was received by the president of the National People's Assembly of Algeria Said Bouhadja, after which they held a meeting "to strengthen ties of cooperation between the two nations," the official statement noted.

"We made a stop in Algeria; I held an important meeting with Said Bouhadja, president of the National People's Assembly of Algeria, to strengthen ties of cooperation based on respect and common development of our peoples."

"The meeting with the African country aims to develop the bonds of brotherhood that are with the Algerian people, and relations based on respect, common development, for the benefit of their peoples."

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